I missed you too!!

I didn’t realize I was gone so long, but the emails I’ve been getting state otherwise. uhhh, sorry for being out of touch. things have just been…busy!! you know it’s a bad sign when you have to look at a calendar to figure out when you finished a pair of socks.

ok, so I still haven’t resolved the shoes/skirt situation, but at least I have some kick ass socks! even though it hasn’t been cold yet I have worn these around the house on a few occassions. perhaps there was some a/c sabotage involved, but I’ll never tell.

the pattern: these fit perfectly, one of the pluses of toe up knitting. I kept trying it on as I went and found I needed a few more increase rounds than in Diana’s ‘recipe’.
the needles: umm, this is by second time knitting with knit picks needles but the first with this size. verdict – still kinda suck. this time there was a weird burr or scratch on one of the needles the yarn kept catching on. after a while it mysteriously stopped happening though I could still feel it. who knows. who cares. I’m over it.

the yarn: sure, I’m a little biased, but I wouldn’t be if I didn’t really love this yarn. it has three things I like in a yarn: it’s skinny, tight and soft. (umm that sounds really weird) oh, and a fourth thing, great colors. I keep starring at the different shades and how some parts of the sock look wet. I’m interested in seeing how the yarn wears after actually wearing them with shoes and a few washings. I’ll make sure to report back.

it’s so sad, that’s all I have after a month. sure, there are other socks on the needles, but do you want to see more socks? I am working on a sweater so I’ll try to show that soon ie. when it doesn’t look like a blob. I’ve also been collecting more sock yarns.

hello. I’m an addict. and I obviously have a few more knee highs in my future. oh and I have more coming my way from Kirsty’s new venture. I’ve been drooling over her yarns for a while and was secretly hoping she would start selling some of them. of course I had to pounce once she did.

I promise not to be so absent! I already have a few blog posts planned for this week…so stay tuned!

hey there missy miss, nice to see your socks! Love those colours, they are so cozy looking… thanks for the link to the cool dyer’s site, and the skeins you are collecting, gorgeous… i see a purple-burgundy hiding there in the back

collecting new sock yarns? yeah, that’s a hobby of mine, too 🙂 hehehe…don’t even get me started. don’t EVEN get me started! hahahahahahaha!!!!! i love those colors together…the one that looks like burberry. 🙂

So brilliant! And I love that you’re a Turkish Cast on convert too- it’s so brilliant. I was reading your blog the other night and got so inspired by your socks that I had to give them a try (I made some BAD mistakes on the ones I previously did and almost had given up on sock knitting). The Turkish Cast on is like an old friend to me now. Great job!

The knee highs are fabulous! As are those lovely yarns you are accumulating…
I’m not that keen on the KnitPicks needles, either – I have two of the circs (size 0) and the joins keep catching my yarn. Grr.

there you are!! i was just asking Leah if you were dead. whew!!
those socks look great. I casted on for my own pair of knee highs (take two) using the wonderful yartini sock yarn ya sent. that vintage color was is so fun, i can’t believe that colorway as the last to sell out. 😛

Yay for updates!! I’ll say it again, those knee highs are my inspiration (and probably others too as Sandra has some on the needles right now as well)!
Oh & who are you kidding? OF COURSE we want to see more socks!! Don’t you know who you are talking to? 🙂

I need sKNITches! I love all those colorways. ALL of them. (The contest is all your fault…enabler! As for giving up the yarntini – are you nuts???)
I love the socks…they look so snuggly with all those eenytiny stitches….

WOW! It’s a blog post!
I love those knee-highs, and how the verigation changes toward the top.
The colors are so great, too!
The pink and black is my fave of your new yarns! Can’t wait to see what you do with that!